Simon Fraser Tolmie, son of fur trader, surgeon and provincial MLA William Fraser Tolmie, was born in Victoria. Tolmie graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1891 and later became Dominion Inspector of Livestock. He was elected MP for Victoria in 1917 and served as Minister of Agriculture from 1919-1921 and in 1926. Tolmie was elected leader of the B.C. Conservative Party in 1926 but remained in Parliament until the provincial election of 1928. He was elected as MLA for Saanich and served as Premier and Minister of Railways until his government was defeated by the Liberals under T.D. Pattullo in 1933. He was elected MP for Victoria in a byelection in 1936 and died in office.
From the description of Simon Fraser Tolmie fonds. 1918-1937. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606463039
